The writer just arrived the night before to [Bréhat] after an adventurous train trip from Chartres: he thought he had scabies, but it was only hives, his bladder was burning in Guingamp, he had a two-hour stop in ch .... of the station and a cheap tram that ran from Guingamp to Paimpol, where his daughter in law was waiting; then heroic crossing lasting 45 minutes on a small boat.
“Les enfants sont des êtres merveilleux. François est plein de malice et de bonne humeur. Nicolas est une sorte de demi-dieux de 3 ans 1/2, qui explique les livres d'images avec des interprétations à lui d'une imagination déconcertante. Je ne sais pas pourquoi nous ne passons pas notre vie à écouter les enfants, et non d'ignobles grandes personnes, à l'esprit plat, qui parlent comme des journaux censurés (je mets en dehors quelques rares grandes personnes, dont un gros porc et un satyre)” (Children are wonderful beings. François is full of mischief and good humor. Nicolas is a kind of 3-1/2 year old demi-god, which explains the picture books with interpretations from his disconcerting imagination. I do not know why we do not spend our lives listening to the children, and not ignoble grownups, with narrow minds, who speak like censored newspapers [I exempt a few great people, a fat pig and a satyr]).
Height: 18 cm (7 in.) - Width: 13,5 cm (5-1/3 in.).